Here's a question for you all that fits right in with what I've been talking about along. What are the responsibilities of being a fan of a club? Is blind devotion enough? Does it depend on the club? Does it depend on when you came to support the club?
Ok, what brought this up? I was in one of the online forums that I belong to, an Arsenal group, and the topic was on the Thierry Henry transfer. I criticized the Arsenal not for letting Henry go (I had no problem with letting go an aging 29 year old striker with cronic leg problems) but for not getting sufficient quality in return.
Ok, it's still early and there's still some money left in the kitty to cover some of our other needs, but none of that was mentioned. In a forum known for intelligent conversation, the ultras started coming out of the wordwork.
Instead I was a numpty. I wasn't passionate enough. I was told that Wenger knows best and I shouldn't be criticizing his transfer policy. I also wasn't sufficiently "supportive" or passionate about the club to call myself a supporter. He ended it by figuratively whizzing in my drink and giving me the beat down. I laughed. It doesn't really mean much if he does it in an online forum, does it?
What I'm saying is, what was I supposed to do? Shut up and take it or stop drinking the Kool-Aid and demand more from my team?
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